Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-07
participate in any profits derived from an ele:
vntor. grain house, wood or coal yard, located
on the line OF his road.

participate in any profits derived from an ele.
vntor. grain house, wood or coal yard, located
on the line OF his road
WHEAT GRADING.
Que Of the most frequent and serious com
plants among wheat producers and dealers In
grain IL the difficulty OF procuring anything
like uniform grades at different times and
placea-too often, indeed. at the same time
and piace-on wheat OF the rame kind and
quality. The railroad and warehouse COM
missione,s have done much to lessen the evil,
but there IL still wide roam for improvement,
II possible, ,he inspection should be made
by persons not only disipterested in
the result, but without now]edge Of the own
ersbip OF the grain or OF the probable pnr-
chaser-or. indeed. OF the person or persons
interested 10 commissions ON it. Tnder con:
oitions OF this kind am Satisfied that the su n.
prising and inexpicable differences III official
grades OF wheat OF the came variety
and quality would rarely occnr Every avenue
to dishonest practices should be closed by Jaw
where possible. With the door to fayoritiem
left open, dissatisfaction will prevail, even In
the absence OF actual frsud.
WATERING STOCKS.
J&comme end to your special consideration the
tbe&egslation proposed by the commissioners
to prevent Ihe issuipg Of false, fraudulent and
unpsid stock by railroad companies, and TO
regulate procee dings in the matter Of ipcreas-
ing their capital stock. 1t appears to me that
the proposed bill is we'll calculated to snppress
the evil Of watering stocks by railroad
corporations a trick by which
bends. This method Of dilutipg and expand:
ing capital, already dangerous to the public
from its very vastress ard ito absolute con
troll by few persons,-sometimes practically
by one man-costs the producing classes OF
the country many millions annually. There
can exist no moral claim to dividends on wa.
tered stock, and there ehoud exist NO legal
right to such dividends. .l
CHEAP PASSENGER FARES. -s q ~
Cheap passenger fares on our railroads.
though with Ms Of secondary importance AZ
compared With freight charges, are nevertbe-
less Of public moment. The territorial limits
Of the state are 90 great-the masses Of the
people 20 remote from our large cities and
public institutiops-that travel Is oftentimes
burdensome to them, and that free intercourse
between the people. 80 much to be desired for
many reasons, 10 greatly retarded. Still IL
must be remembered that the very existence
Of these magnificent distances and the compsr-
lively limited population scattered over then.
render IL impracticsble that the passenger
ratae here should be as low Is in the thickly
settled communities Of the east, where the Az
ersge number OF passengers per mile Is many
times greater. Commendab1e progress has,
been made during the past year toward Z
standard OF cheap passenger fares. but greater
reductions. II practicable. are much to be de-
sired. There il, I apprehend, one obstacle in
the way which js within your power to remove.
I allude to the practice. obtaining among rail
road companies, of Issuing free passes. This
custom, besides being Of questionable policy,
has become burdensome to the companies. It
favors the few ut the expense Of the many.
The travelling public who ray
fares have reason to suppose that